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A man will be imprisoned in a room with a door that's unlocked and opens inwards; as long as it does not occur to him to pull rather than push. - [Logic] At the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded. - [Belief] At the end of reasons comes persuasion. - [Reason : Persuasion] I don't know why we are here, but I'm pretty sure that it is not in order to enjoy ourselves. - [Life] If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done. - [Silliness] Logic takes care of itself; all we have to do is to look and see how it does it. - [Logic] One often makes a remark and only later sees how true it is. - [Speech] Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language. - [Philosophy] Tell them I've had a wonderful life. - [Last Words] Uttering a word is like striking a note on the keyboard of imagination. - Philosophical Investigations (p. 4) [Poetry] If I have exhausted the justifications, I have reached bedrock and my spade is turned. Then I am inclined to say: "This is simply what I do." - Philosophical Investigations (p. 85) [Justification]
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